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US 11,465,845 B2Granted
Method, system and device for identifying a bin in an SMT system
AssigneeMycronic AB
InventorsNils Jacobsson, Roger Jonasson
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Abstract
A method in an automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse configured to store bins at predetermined positions within said automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse, the method comprising receiving a bin at a port of said automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse and scanning an identity tag attached to said bin to obtain a bin ID.
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A method for preparing a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) job, the method comprising:
- automatically redistributing one or more bin load units between positions within an automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse, using one or more actuators and based on input data associated with the SMT job,
- wherein the one or more actuators are configured to automatically store and retrieve the one or more bin load units within said automated SMD warehouse,
- wherein the automatically redistributing the one or more bin load units between the positions within the SMD warehouse enables optimized presentation of the one or more bin load units at a port of the SMD warehouse,
- wherein each bin load unit of the one or more bin load units includes a component tape reel.
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A method for preparing a Surface Mount Technology (SMT), the method comprising:
- retrieving a bin from a storage position of an automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse based on input data associated with an SMT job, the bin including a component tape reel associated with the SMT job, the component tape reel held in a compartment of the bin, the bin further including an SMT feeder configured to feed components from the component tape reel directly into an SMT pick and place machine;
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- inserting the bin into a particular component feed position of the SMT pick and place machine, by a robot SMT operator, to at least partially configure the SMT pick and place machine to perform the SMT job.
An automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse, comprising:
- one or more actuators configured to automatically store and retrieve one or more bin load units at one or more particular positions within said automated SMD warehouse, each bin load unit including a component tape reel;
- a memory storing a program of instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the program of instructions to control the one or more actuators to automatically redistribute the one or more bin load units between separate positions within the automated SMD warehouse, based on input data associated with an upcoming SMT job.
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A Surface Mount Technology (SMT) system, comprising:
- an SMT information database;
- an SMT pick and place machine;
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- an automated Surface Mount Device (SMD) warehouse, including
- one or more actuators, at least one actuator of the one or more actuators configured to automatically store and retrieve one or more bins at one or more particular positions within said automated SMD warehouse, at least one actuator of the one or more actuators configured to present the one or more bins at a port of the automated SMD warehouse, each bin including a component tape reel associated with an SMT job, the component tape reel held in a compartment of the bin, and each bin further including an SMT feeder configured to feed components from the component tape reel held in the compartment of the bin directly into the SMT pick and place machine;
- a memory storing a program of instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the program of instructions to control the one or more actuators to
- automatically redistribute the one or more bins between positions within the automated SMD warehouse, based on input data associated with the SMT job, and
- present the one or more bins at the port of the automated SMD warehouse based on the input data, such that the one or more bins are transferred from the automated SMD warehouse to the SMT pick and place machine,
- wherein the SMT pick and place machine is configured to enable the one or more bins to be inserted into one or more particular component feed positions of the SMT pick and place machine, by a robot SMT operator, to at least partially configure the SMT pick and place machine to perform the SMT job.
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